So I have never confessed to being anything other than lazy with make-up application day to day! When I say lazy, most mornings I apply a little colour to my face in the car as Keith drives us to work. I do love make-up, and when I’m gong somewhere special I like to take my time. Last year I blogged about the Charlotte Tlibury Beach Stick, I love the beach stick. I’d buy it again tomorrow. When I heard Chanel had launched a bronzer stick… I mean… obviously I was going to be ALL over that!

The packaging is everything you’d expect from Chanel… Sleek!

The stick itself gives a glow and is definitely less shimmery than the Ibiza Beach Stick.

I swipe the side of my face and blend upwards. This blends like a dream! A little goes a long way with this and the colour is amazing. I’m shade 20. Its effortless and for mornings when a few more minutes in a warm cozy bed with your husband is all you want, Chanel have your back! Have you tried this?

Don’t forget I’m running a competitiononInstagram here…enter before the weekend to win y’all!

Look forgive me for the ‘sharpener’ title… I was trying to avoid spelling the world parer… I mean it always looks wrong! I checked with another English teacher… We’re agreed on PARER!

So it’s a while since the mayhem that ensued when NYX arrived on Irish shores! (Oh yeah we remember the frantic googling for pharmacies that were stocking it)I couldn’t believe that it was July 2014 when I blogged about my first dabble in NYX. I still love the Butter glosses but I’ve found another NYX treasure and I had to tell you about it.

I have used lots of parers in my lifetime! I mean hundreds (Especially in school) but I have yet to meet a makeup pencil parer that does the job so well. You know I’m dying for lip and eye pencils at the moment. I can use the small side for my Charlotte Tilbury ‘Pillowtalk‘ or Mac ‘Soar‘ ~ they never leave my bag… I blogged about how cray I am for Pencils here. But girls this little NYX buy (€4.99) is a steal. It also pares my Charlotte Tilbury’s Champagne Diamonds… (It’s a chunkier pencil).

This skincare is ‘VERY expensive’… (You’re feeling me with the Pretty Woman… Very Expensive) But it’s bloody amazing on the skin. I had a trial set. Lancome offer a startup kit. It contained the Absolue Precious Pure Sublime cleansing creamy foam (150ml)…

This cleanser is like a soft mousse cream that soaks into the face. It’s unreal. I take it off with a face cloth.

The moisturiser for the day. It’s Advanced Regenerating and repairing care. This cream is divine. It’s the nicest face cream I’ve used to date (Not counting the Chanel Sublimage range ~ obviously) The whole range was amazing to use and me (and my skin) loved it. However there was a star of the show and it’s the cleanser and moisturiser. If money were no object I’d be clicking add to basket… Like a crazy lady. They’re amazing.

There were some other goodies in my bundle… A serum that my skin finished in what felt like a day. An eye cream that I used and enjoyed but I wouldn’t necessarily buy again. The star of the Lancõme Absolue show is the cleanser and moisturiser. I’m currently using an Environ System of skincare… My thoughts on that next month. But I just had to write about this range… It’s unreal. They have some great bundles for Christmas gifts too right here on Brown Thomas. If you’re in the market for amazing skincare and a larger budget. It’s worth sampling!